Human trafficking victims in Colombia
Colombia: Human trafficking victims was 416 number in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Human trafficking victims in Colombia, 2007–2024
Source: UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 416 number for human trafficking victims in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 57.6% on the previous year and up 477.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human trafficking victims in Colombia peaked at 416 number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23 number, in 2011.
Colombia ranks 29th of 135 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Human trafficking victims in Colombia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 78 number | — |
| 2008 | 53 number | -32.1% |
| 2009 | 53 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 53 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 23 number | -56.6% |
| 2012 | 35 number | +52.2% |
| 2013 | 60 number | +71.4% |
| 2014 | 72 number | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 38 number | -47.2% |
| 2016 | 76 number | +100.0% |
| 2017 | 98 number | +28.9% |
| 2018 | 113 number | +15.3% |
| 2019 | 124 number | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 104 number | -16.1% |
| 2021 | 181 number | +74.0% |
| 2022 | 162 number | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 264 number | +63.0% |
| 2024 | 416 number | +57.6% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 416 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74 number, 5.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 416 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75 number, 5.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.33 number | 53 number | 78 number | 3 |
| 2010s | 69.2 number | 23 number | 124 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 225.4 number | 104 number | 416 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More gender data for Colombia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,499 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.3937 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 45,238 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 45,238 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 339,895 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 354,522 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 343,649 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 358,222 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 346,714 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human trafficking victims in Colombia?
- Human trafficking victims in Colombia was 416 number in 2024, according to UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human trafficking victims recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 416 number in 2024.
- What is the lowest human trafficking victims recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23 number in 2011.
- How does Colombia rank for human trafficking victims?
- Colombia ranks 29th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human trafficking victims rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 477.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UN Office on Drugs and Crime – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human trafficking victims. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex (number).